---
title: "Award a badge manually"
slug: "award-a-badge-manually"
tags: ["Totara Platform", "How-to", "Manager"]
updated: 2025-07-22T10:52:18Z
published: 2025-07-22T11:18:26Z
canonical: "totara.help/award-a-badge-manually"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://totara.help/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Award a badge manually

Site and course badges that include the **Manual issue by role** criterion can be awarded manually to users via the **Recipients** tab within the **Manage badges** page. Users with the **badges:awardbadge** capability can manually award badges.

## Award a site badge manually

1. Go to *Quick-access menu > Badges.*
2. Click the trophy icon (![](https://cdn.document360.io/a007399b-031e-436b-999a-528240e16f58/Images/Documentation/trophy.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-01T19%3A22%3A47Z&se=2026-11-01T20%3A22%3A47Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=1kloGnG0BzlsLyVMYdkLdTBgChO7Zt8kPkrZS1fLs4A%3D)) next to the badge you want to award manually.
3. Highlight the user(s) to be awarded the badge in the **Potential badge** **recipients** column (you may need to use the search if you have a lot of eligible users).
4. Click the **Award badge** button in the middle.

You can select multiple users by holding **Ctrl** as you click on each user. Note that there is no save button, so once you have selected a user and clicked the **A****ward badge** button they will immediately be moved to the **Existing badge recipients** column, meaning they have been awarded the badge.

Badges can also be revoked or unawarded on this page.

## Award a course badge manually

1. Go to the course containing the badge you wish to delete.
2. From the **Administration** block go to *Course administration > Badges > Manage badges*.
3. Click the trophy icon (![](https://cdn.document360.io/a007399b-031e-436b-999a-528240e16f58/Images/Documentation/trophy.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-01T19%3A22%3A47Z&se=2026-11-01T20%3A22%3A47Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=1kloGnG0BzlsLyVMYdkLdTBgChO7Zt8kPkrZS1fLs4A%3D)) alongside the badge you want to award manually.
4. Highlight the user(s) to be awarded the badge in the **Potential badge** **recipients** column (you may need to use the search if you have a lot of eligible users).
5. Click the **Award badge** button in the middle.

You can select multiple users by holding **Ctrl** as you click on each user. There is no save button, so once you have selected a user and clicked the **Award badge** button they will be moved the the **Existing badge recipients** column, meaning they have been awarded the badge.

Badges can also be revoked or unawarded on this page.

![Course badge](https://cdn.document360.io/a007399b-031e-436b-999a-528240e16f58/Images/Documentation/course-badge_open-badges.svg?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-01T19%3A22%3A47Z&se=2026-11-01T20%3A22%3A47Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=1kloGnG0BzlsLyVMYdkLdTBgChO7Zt8kPkrZS1fLs4A%3D)The Totara Academy has a whole course dedicated to using [Open badges](https://totara.community/course/view.php?id=550) in Totara. Here you can learn more on how to use open badges, see best practice, and give it a go yourself.

Join the [Totara Community](https://totara.community/) for more resources to help you get the most out of Totara.

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